What we were good at

                                                                              Let's just pretend it will be fine

Her standard response, when asked about any problem

financial, work, emotional

She did not dwell 

did not ruminate

was  opposed to the whole idea of                                       

                                                                                 What if  

                                                                                  Things work better for us when we don't think

said to me, often, usually early in the morning over coffee or

late at night as she handed me a shot glass 

An objective person might say it was our undoing 

she would say 

                                                                     It was complicated

I would say 

you weren't there 

you can judge if you want 

(I stole that line from her too)

I never, she never, we never

looked back

That wasn’t what we were good at

slow it down  The Lumineers